Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
… St Brandon’s Candles
During the first COVID-19 lockdown, a member of St Brandon’s Prayer Team envisioned a candle of hope as a focal point for visitors to the church.
With no end to the pandemic in sight, there was a need for both hope and peace. Remembrance Sunday and Christmas offered a reason to create a second [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Apr 8th 2022
The outside of St Brandon’s looks like many other English churches and I was surprised at what I saw when I stepped inside. The interior is stunningly beautiful but modern in contrast to the exterior. I learned that this was due to a devastating fire that almost completely destroyed the church.
In 1998 raging fire devastated [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2022
… a walk in pictures
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 4th 2022
Filed under Heritage, Newcastle & Durham 2021
Raby Castle was built in the 14th century by the Nevill family. It was home to Cecily Nevill, mother of two kings of England, it was also the scene of the plotting of the Rising of the North and a Parliamentary stronghold during the Civil War.
Originally moated and accessed via a drawbridge, the Castle was [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 2nd 2022
Create each day anew by clothing yourself with heaven and earth, bathing yourself with wisdom and love, and placing yourself in the heart of Mother Nature.
Morihei Ueshiba
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2022
Hartlepool Borough Council has provisionally allocated funding of £4 million to safeguard the future of the paddle steamer Wingfield Castle following discussions with the National Museum of the Royal Navy, National Historic Ships UK and others.
Built in 1934 in Hartlepool by William Gray & Co on the site where she is currently moored, Wingfield Castle [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 26th 2022
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
HMS Trincomalee, the oldest warship still afloat in Europe dominates the authentically recreated historic quayside that is the home of the Royal Navy Museum in Hartlepool.
Now 200 years old, HMS Trincomalee is one of the last survivors of the sailing Navy and a fine example of the classic British frigate.
She was built in 1817 at [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Mar 26th 2022
